Dear Monkeys: These Eleven Days of Action Are for YouAn Animal Rights Article from All-Creatures.org

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We continue to use the number eleven because, whether
alive and suffering, murdered, or sent far away, each one of these monkeys
means something to us and to the people who care about the fate of others.

August 21 - August 31

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Why does Progress for Science use the number eleven when memorializing
the incarcerated monkeys at UCLA? Because hidden inside the locked vaults of
the university labs, the monkeys entombed there are unknowable to us—they
are nameless, even referred to by one of the very vivisectionists who
experiments on them in senseless and wasteful drug addiction studies as
“hypothetical”. To the vivisection industry they exist only as aggregate
numbers on USDA violations reports.

In 2012, the USDA reported eleven monkeys were inside of labs at UCLA.
Recently, in a 2013 report there were only eight monkeys listed. What has
UCLA done to the other three? Did they waste away and die of loneliness and
fear in their little cages? Were they shipped off to some other lab for
another university lab’s never-ending research project? Were they killed by
UCLA? We don’t know, and they don’t tell.

We continue to use the number eleven because, whether alive and
suffering, murdered, or sent far away, each one of these monkeys means
something to us and to the people who care about the fate of others.
Monkeys, please know, whether we light candles for those of you who are
still with us or you who have passed on, we will think of you, we will fight
for you, we will always remember you.

Each day of action we dedicate individually to one of you, We are the
voices of you who've been silenced. These Days of Action are for you.

Some of our events are in Los Angeles, but some are ones folks can do
from anywhere in the world. And some are actually fun!

Our Day 1 lantern-making workshop sponsored by David
Walega’s Art for Animals, is just the ticket if you enjoy making stuff and
hanging with friends! On this day we will create the beautiful paper lamps
that will light our walk to the Santa Monica pier on Day 11. You can’t be a
vegan/animal rights activist in California without a potluck so we’ve got
that fun for you as well. On Day 4 we’ll be eating scrumptious treats at
supporter Robb’s place while we go over tips and strategies to get petitions
signed and the anti-vivisection message heard. And on Day 9 those of you who
are creative can make your own signs and take photos to share on social
media to express why you oppose vivisection.

In a more serious vein, we have two events that take us to the
neighborhoods of the vivisectors themselves− who both do painful and
needless experiments involving addictive drugs on monkeys; derailing real
science and causing prolonged suffering of human addicts who are denied
treatment programs because of lack of funding, and wasting tax payers
dollars to boot. As well as tormenting, taking away life and liberty of
innocents (Days 2 and 3).

Next up (Days 5 through 9) are on-line, phone, and
postal events that can be done from anywhere in the world! We will educate
ourselves more fully about vivisection, share videos, petitions, post
photos, write letters, make calls, send emails, and ask for much needed
funds as well as offer our help for our allies in the Support Kevin and
Tyler drive.

On Day 10 we hit the ground again as we team up with one
of our sister groups–Empty Cages LA− to educate Air France passengers that
they are the last remaining major commercial airline to still be shipping
monkeys to their deaths in labs in the US.

To conclude our Days of Action (Day 11), we light a path
to the sea, a symbol of freedom and release, as we march from the promenade
in Santa Monica to the shore, spreading the message of the plight of the
eleven innocent monkeys at UCLA. For the Eleven, join us!

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